Events & Membership

An award winning supplier-led action group supporting the GCA's drive to eliminate unsubstantiated reductions and reduce delays in payments by the implementation of GFR and other retailer programmes 

Reviewing progress across the retailers and sharing best practice on how to reduce errors, reduce claims deducted and gathering the data that maintains the pressure on retail reform.
Interested in joining the group? Download the Drop and Drive Membership Plan 2021

As a members you will have access to:

• Quarterly workgroup meetings
• Focused approach to key issues within subgroup topics
• Quarterly Claims Data Reports
• Retailer presentations, workshops and Q&A sessions
• Best Practice Guidelines

Topics include:

• GRNI
• M&S – payment up on receipt
• Forecasting & Promotions management
• Supplier standards best practice

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A membership group for customer facing managers in brand-leading FMCG suppliers

The Customer Supply Group enables Suppliers to exchange information, discover best practice and discuss the common challenges of delivering excellent service and availability cost effectively to the major grocery retailers. 

Interested in joining the group? Download the CSG Membership Plan 2021

Members have access to:

• 8 meetings across the year comprising 2 streams:
  • CS & Availability
  • Logistics & Brexit.
• Subgroups of these streams with deep dive initiatives on key topics around automation, collaboration, and end to end effectiveness.
• Fortnightly peer group webinars on post Brexit management
• Pioneer case studies on development initiatives
• Regular features on how AI and technology is being applied within FMCG - Access to automation initiatives.
• Benchmarking opportunities

Topics include:

• Transformation - delivering operational value through change management.
• Amazon – process management review to find a more viable solution.
• Brexit – post Brexit operational excellence to become HMRC compliant.
• OTIF – opportunity to support development of an automated tool to download Major Retailer key OTIF metrics and enable automated reporting.
• Cost To Serve (incl. managing change from the results)​
• Transport Collaboration – reducing environmental impact and cost​ 

A fortnightly collaborative post Brexit workgroup helping address key challenges 

Our expert facilitated Brexit webinars help suppliers to work through operational challenges post deal. We offer a space where suppliers can come together fortnightly to share experiences, recommended approaches and cover issues such as: Northern Ireland, heat treated pallets, rules of origins, certification and documentation. 

Benefits:

• Fortnightly online meetings
• Support with post Brexit process management
• Customs and logistics experts on hand to answer questions
• Sharing best practice with peers

Topics include:

• NI / ROI certification requirements
• Heat treated pallets
• Food Health certification
• Label requirements
• GEFS
• Port Disruption
• Haulier availability and prices increases

You can register your interest by emailing us below.